Property developer, Michael O'Flynn, who is one of the organisers of the event said that they were delighted with the response so far.

"You can imagine with 10,000 people going online at the same time (that this would happen). This is a really good sign."

Mr O'Flynn is a neighbour of the Miller family and knew Liam when he was growing up.

He said if Liam had not played football he could have been a success in the world of GAA.

"A lot of people in our parish and parishes in Mid Cork remember him as an exceptional GAA player. I saw him playing with Eire Og myself.

"He would have played in the jersey in both codes. It is fascinating how good he was at that age."

The game was originally supposed to be played at Turners Cross in Cork but after much controversy the GAA allowed organisers to play it at Páirc Uí Chaoimh which will allow for the sale of an additional 38,000 tickets.

The 7,000 fans who purchased tickets for the match will now see their payments transferred to the new stadium.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Mick Finn has said what better way to move on from all the controversy about the venue than to fill the new Pairc on September 25th for the event.

He also reiterated his congratulations to the GAA for facilitating the game at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The match will see Manchester United Legends XI take on Celtic/Republic of Ireland legends in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in in Cork next month.

The Manchester United legends team includes manager Roy Keane and former players Ryan Giggs, Louis Saha, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville and Nicky Butt.